Jake rotely repeated words and phrases for twenty minutes before Louisa jumped on him knocking him flat on his back.“Melissa said you have a persona... way for paying women who help you with your education. She said that I should tell you I want the going TnT rate, whatever that is.”“Miss Melissa is sometimes too clever for her own good,” Jake said with a laugh. “Right now all you are getting is a sample until we have more time for proper payment.”With that, Jake kissed her and then rolled her. “You tried on one of his shirts earlier. He’s a senior at the University of Indiana, on the swim team,” he explained. “We think he’s stopped growing, but he stands around 6-3 or 6-4.”“I suppose that explains the goggles and bald head. Does that really cut his times down?”Malcolm shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe. I personally think it’s all psychological myself. Other than that, I think it’s a lot of horsecrap, but what do I know. He only shaves his head when he’s got a big meet.”John smiled.. His jeep hit an IED, and he was just about blown apart. He was in rehab for several years. While he was recovering, Bill did a massive amount of study in economics and the stock market. Bill turned his military pay into a small fortune before he was released from the Army. Setting up shop in Dallas, Bill became something of a legend for his vast knowledge of the markets and quickly became a consultant to multiple people and companies.”“What attracted you to each other?” Tommy asked.“After one. Scuffing the ground, I let it go as an honest mistake. "Better to scorn the ground than make an issue of something so petty."I'd never seen so much foot traffic on the trek to the low village. I ruminated about the original population in my homestead. Our village growth was now exponential compared to the time of our lean-to-shelters. The buildings I saw from the crest of the dune, surprised me. I immediately began to wonder how long I'd been gone.The lower village now looked more like a town,.